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WATCH: Farmer finds NASA equipment in neighbor’s wheat field
ABC News
A woman in rural West Texas says she was caught by surprise when she spotted a car-sized piece of scientific equipment that was adorned with NASA stickers.
Oct 11, 2025, 6:25 PM
Wave of mass layoffs hit hundreds of Texans in San Antonio
Zachary-Taylor Wright, mySA
The military medical center cut ties after 20 years contracted with a Texas company.
Oct 10, 2025, 12:00 PM
Texas National Guard seen at training center in Chicago suburbs
Jon Haworth, ABC News
Members of the Texas National Guard have been seen at an Army Reserve Training Center in the southwest suburbs of Chicago, ABC News has learned.
Oct 8, 2025, 11:15 AM
Texas National Guard headed to Illinois, as Pritzker decries 'authoritarian march'
Peter Charalambous, ABC News
Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain.
Oct 7, 2025, 3:14 PM
Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton
THOMAS BEAUMONT, Yahoo Entertainment
Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary...
Oct 6, 2025, 10:23 AM
Governor slams ‘Trump’s invasion’ as troops deployed in Illinois
Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English
Texas governor applauds move to deploy 400 National Guard members from his state to Illinois, Oregon and other states.
Oct 6, 2025, 5:29 AM
WATCH: Texas summer camp hit by deadly flooding to reopen despite parents' objections
ABC News
Less than three months after devastating floods killed 27 people at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, the camp announced it will reopen in 2026, with several families criticizing this decision.
Sep 26, 2025, 5:13 PM
Migrant Detainees Shot in Attack at Dallas ICE Facility
Andrew Perez, Rolling Stone
Multiple individuals were shot at an ICE facility in Dallas, with the Department of Homeland Security reporting migrants were among those injured.
Sep 24, 2025, 3:49 PM
On Texas border, uninsured people stress the health system. It's set to get worse
Sam Whitehead, NPR
In South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation.
Sep 16, 2025, 9:00 AM
The Democratic Minister-in-Training Who Just Entered the Texas Senate Race
Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone
Texas Democrat James Talarico, who just announced a U.S. Senate bid, is a big critic of Christian nationalist billionaires Farris Wilks and Tim Dunn
Sep 10, 2025, 1:00 PM
The Millennial Seminarian Trying to Turn Texas Blue
Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic
Democrats think James Talarico is the type of Senate candidate who could win back the voters his party lost to Trump. First he’d have to win the primary.
Sep 9, 2025, 1:05 PM
A Texas congressman is quietly helping Elon Musk pitch a $760M plan to build tunnels under Houston to ease flooding
Lauren McGaughy, The Texas Newsroom, Yilun Cheng, Houston Chronicle, ProPublica
Experts in Houston have been studying the idea of building massive tunnels to divert floodwaters. Musk’s company wants a piece of the project.
Sep 7, 2025, 1:00 PM
Trump’s Decision to Relocate Space Command Is a Giant Waste of Time and Money
Passant Rabie, Gizmodo.com
The president cited Colorado's mail-in voting as a factor behind his decision.
Sep 3, 2025, 5:55 PM
New Texas maps: Doom for Democrats — or do they hold a hidden prize?
Russell Payne, Salon
New House maps in Texas are meant to help GOP in DC — but they could benefit Democrats in big statewide races
Aug 30, 2025, 1:00 PM
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signs Trump-backed redistricting bill
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Texas redraw sparks gerrymandering fight nationwide, fueling voter power battles in states across the political divide.
Aug 29, 2025, 7:43 PM
Texas Gov. Abbott signs redrawn congressional map favoring Republicans into law
Oren Oppenheim, ABC News
Experts said the new map could allow Republicans to flip up to five seats.
Aug 29, 2025, 5:07 PM
NHC monitors new tropical system in Atlantic. Is it headed to Texas? See map
Brandi D. Addison and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
The tropics have been relatively kind to Texas this year, especially compared with last year, when hurricane season kicked off early with Alberto and Beryl.
Aug 29, 2025, 2:05 PM
National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property
BBC News
Critics fear a new law in Texas will prove discriminatory - but officials say it it vital to combat "adversaries".
Aug 28, 2025, 11:31 PM
Who Wants to Work for ICE? They Do.
Nick Miroff, The Atlantic
At a busy hiring expo in Texas, new recruits answer Trump’s call.
Aug 28, 2025, 8:41 PM
Texas factory gives Chinese copper firm an edge in tariff war
Amy Lv, Florence Lo and Shubing Wang, Yahoo Entertainment
GANZHOU, China (Reuters) -Chinese copper flat wire manufacturer Wellascent's decision early last year to build a factory in Texas was a hedge against...
Aug 25, 2025, 1:10 AM
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map
JIM VERTUNO, JOEY CAPPELLETTI and HALLIE GOLDEN, Yahoo Entertainment
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday promised to quickly sign off on a new, Republican-leaning congressional voting map gerrymandered to help the GOP maintain ...
Aug 23, 2025, 2:57 PM
Texas Senate Passes New Congressional Map, Sending Bill To Abbott’s Desk
Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff, Zachary Folk, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/, Forbes
Texas Republicans passed the map early on Saturday morning after a failed filibuster attempt from Democrats.
Aug 23, 2025, 2:27 PM
Texas Senate approves redrawn congressional map favouring Republicans
Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English
Governor Greg Abbott is expected to quickly sign it into law, though Democrats have vowed to challenge it in court.
Aug 23, 2025, 8:32 AM
10 Friday AM Reads
Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com
My end-of-week morning train WFH reads: • The United States Is Southern Now: From booming metros to culture-defining exports, the South has quietly become a demographic powerhouse and a battleground for the country’s identity. (Businessweek) • The Trillion-Do…
Aug 22, 2025, 10:30 AM